Cradle of Filth also have a lot of horror elements in their lyrics. Clive Barker's books are a big influence, Marquis De Sade, Sheridan Le Fanu,Bram Stoker and many others. "Dusk and her Embrace" album centers on gothic themes, "Cruelty and the beast" on Countess Elizabeth Bathory story, "Midian" on horror etc... There's also Notre Dame, Snowy Shaw's old band, which has a b-movies aura.

it might not be exactly what you're looking for but Swedish avant-garde BM band Diabolical Masquerade has an album - Death's Design that was (allegedly) meant to be a soundtrack of a horror movie....great album, but only if you listen all 43 minutes of it in one piece, not butchered into 61 (!) tracks...

Well, in terms of lyrical themes Necrophagia is about as "horror metal" as you get with all the Lucio Fulci influences and references.

However, they are of course simply a death metal band, and in my personal opinion, they are actually the first death metal band, with really only Death, Possessed and Master being contemporaries that early on, and IMO, though I will probably be blasted for it, I don't consider Death's Scream Bloody Gore a DM album, just thrash, nor do I consider Possessed's first album DM.

Surprised no-one has mentioned Denial Of God. Their lyrics are mostly about horror, despite the name. Their most recent album Death and the Beyond is quite excellent. Mix of slow and blasting tempos, tons of emotion and bleakness in equal shares, almost hopeful at times then back to tragic... it just has to be heard, this one.

Impetigo its my choice, simple death/grind but the ton of horror references and the movie clip intros are the real deal. Check em out, they only have 2 full length albums but they are totally worth a listen.

Surprised no-one has mentioned Denial Of God. Their lyrics are mostly about horror, despite the name. Their most recent album Death and the Beyond is quite excellent. Mix of slow and blasting tempos, tons of emotion and bleakness in equal shares, almost hopeful at times then back to tragic... it just has to be heard, this one.

Really? Not to be combative but that has to be some of the worst black metal I've heard.

Surprised no-one has mentioned Denial Of God. Their lyrics are mostly about horror, despite the name. Their most recent album Death and the Beyond is quite excellent. Mix of slow and blasting tempos, tons of emotion and bleakness in equal shares, almost hopeful at times then back to tragic... it just has to be heard, this one.

Really? Not to be combative but that has to be some of the worst black metal I've heard.

As was mentioned, Necrophagia immediately came to mind. I didn't read the whole thread, but isn't pretty much all death metal essentially horror themed?

Headless420 wrote:

joncheetham88 wrote:

Surprised no-one has mentioned Denial Of God. Their lyrics are mostly about horror, despite the name. Their most recent album Death and the Beyond is quite excellent. Mix of slow and blasting tempos, tons of emotion and bleakness in equal shares, almost hopeful at times then back to tragic... it just has to be heard, this one.

Really? Not to be combative but that has to be some of the worst black metal I've heard.

As was mentioned, Necrophagia immediately came to mind. I didn't read the whole thread, but isn't pretty much all death metal essentially horror themed?

Headless420 wrote:

joncheetham88 wrote:

Surprised no-one has mentioned Denial Of God. Their lyrics are mostly about horror, despite the name. Their most recent album Death and the Beyond is quite excellent. Mix of slow and blasting tempos, tons of emotion and bleakness in equal shares, almost hopeful at times then back to tragic... it just has to be heard, this one.

Really? Not to be combative but that has to be some of the worst black metal I've heard.

Ah, also there is Paul Chain. His earlier stuff in particular had a "horror" feel and aesthetic. In the Darkness, Life and Death, etc should do the trick, though the best overall (just for huge doom riffs and space-rocking guitars) is Alkahest.

I 2nd Denial Of God... for me they are the definition of "Horror Metal"...

and threadstarter, if you like Abysmal Grief and haven't heard of Denial Of God I'd be very surprised... and if not then check them out... I doubt it would be possible to be a fan of one and not the other...

The Denial Of God / Abysmal Grief Split may be a good place to start:)

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"Horror Metal" has been used by many very different bands. It has no defined meaning. The definition you give is as valid as any other that's been used at various times, but FYI, "horror metal" isn't a thing.

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Halloween (you know, "Don't Metal With Evil")Also try some Pentagram for size. They are creepy in places.Death SS, King Diamond, Paul Chain, Powers Court, Burning Brides and Danzig are other good ones that come to mind.

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marktheviktor wrote:

I think the guys in Metallica suffer from a condition known as Metal Sclerosis: the cognitive disability to play metal anymore.

Hmmm... I can't think of the band now but I listened to this album on YouTube and it had a song about how old horror movies are awesome and these new ones are PG-13 and suck I think it may have had a line about CGI blood sucking too, can anyone help me find it again?